Country Chicken Curry recipe (Desi Chicken Curry recipe) is a delectable spicy curry preparation of country chicken aka desi chicken (natti kozhi or desi murgh) in spices and mustard oil. Desi chicken is first marinated with turmeric and basic seasonings. It is then sautéed in mustard oil to seal the juices. After that, comes the curry preparation with ground paste and powdered spices. While the chicken is simmering in spices, all you need is to wait for it get ready. And, the succulent, spicy Country chicken curry is ready to be enjoyed. Serve it with hot steamed rice and salad on the side.
Aahaaaa!! Country Chicken Curry recipe - a dish that would make any one want more and more and more and more.
One evening, my family returned home literally licking their fingers. Sometime back, I had returned from a short trip to Delhi and was waiting for my share of dinner. Because, I was extremely tired, and so I was in no mood to see what they had got packed for me. And my husband with a satisfied smile on his face opened the parcel. Also, that aroma which floated from the parcel hit me, and I asked “mmmm, what is it?
And, my dear husband served the chicken dish on a plate accompanied by a small bowl of steaming rice. The fragrance of the chicken curry when mixed with rice was wah! Heaven on earth, nay paradise on earth. The chicken just melted in my mouth and it tasted awesome.
The word I borrowed from my son who frequently expressed his excitement, happiness using this word ‘Awesome. My husband nodded “yes I agree with you”, he said as though he had understood the ecstatic expression on my face. The amazing dish is a desi chicken curry recipe.
Country Chicken Curry Recipe
“Country Chicken Curry?” I echoed. I remember my nani (grand ma) telling us that country eggs are very good and desi chicken curry should have to be tasted to understand what good taste is. Also, the way it is prepared at our home is a beautiful procedure. While, the marination of the chicken pieces in turmeric, salt and pepper is very important. So, that the flavour of these ingredients seep into the pieces giving it a wonderful taste at the same time tenderising it.
Furthermore, after polishing off my plate I got up immensely satisfied. Country Chicken Curry recipe cooking started in my mind. After a couple of days my visit to the nearby supermarket proved to be fruitful as I had planned to give a luncheon for my friends. Therefore, I got the Country Chicken and started the process of cleaning, cutting the chicken into uniform pieces. And so, started the journey of the great Country Chicken Curry!!
My guests for lunch were going to be in for a big surprise. My friends are a big time foodies with a penchant for perfection in anything. Especially, when it comes in realtion to food a finicky lot and good critics.
The table was spread with kesar pulao, fried potatoes etc.etc, but, my dear readers guess who stole the show? No second guesses...our very own Country Chicken Curry recipe. When I opened the dish, the chicken curry looked succulent and the aroma hit the assembled guests, like it had hit me. They all sat up with a jerk and there was ecstatic silence.
Desi chicken curry tastes better, the next day. So, I always make it double the quantity, treat for my son, the next day 🙂 .
Desi Chicken Curry Recipe Ingredients:
If you all love the mustard flavour in any non-veg curry preparation, then Country Chicken Curryis the perfect choice to enjoy in winter days, especially! Yes, you can prefer to make it in refined oil if you wish, but mustard oil hits the palette making you ask for it again and again.
The Ingredients list for the recipe goes here - Onions, ginger garlic, green chillies and tomatoes. For spice powders, we need red chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder. The rest of the whole spices are mustard seeds, methi seeds, cloves, black nad green cardamom, cloves, cinnamon stick and black peppercorns.
How to cook desi chicken curry recipe?
While the desi chicken curry recipe requires no special spices, you can make it in jiffy on sudden arrival guests. Besides, the Country Chicken Curry recipe makes an ideal spread for weekday or weekend dinner. Especially, if you are a working, marinate the chicken with basic seasoning and refrigerate it. Then, you can quickly whip the masalas and chicken in a pressure cooker and you are done. However, cooking this curry in a handi or earthen pot gives the best flavour. I usually prefer making it in traditional way to make it in an earthen pot. Furthermore, This curry can be made in an Instant pot and slow cooker also.
Apart from this recipe, we also love murgh kali mirch and egg curry recipe, thay are both frequently at our tables.
Oh, you also want to know the recipe, don’t you? Well here goes...
Desi Chicken Curry Recipe Below:
📖 Recipe
Country Chicken Curry (Desi Chicken Curry)
Ingredients
To prepare desi chicken curry:
- 900 g Country Chicken ((Desi wala murgh) cut in pieces.)
- 2 Medium Onions (roughly chopped)
- 8 cloves Garlic
- 1 ½ inch Ginger
- 2-3 Green chillies
- ½ tsp Mustard Seeds (mustard seeds)
- ¼ tsp Methi seeds
- 1 Large Tomato (grated/blended)
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder ((+1 teaspoon for marinade))
- 1 ½ tsp Coriander powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tsp Red chilli powder
- 1 bay leaf
- Juice of one lemon
- 5 tbsp mustard oil
To make masala powder:
- 6 cloves
- 5 green cardamoms
- 2 black cardamoms
- 1.5 inch cinnamon stick
- 1 ½ tsp black pepper corn.
Instructions
- First, marinate the chicken with 1 teaspoon turmeric (haldi), salt and pepper.
- Cover and allow it to marinate for one hour, refrigerate it.
- Now, grind onions, chillies, ginger, garlic and mustard seeds to fine paste.
- Heat oil in a pan or kadai until it’s hot and smoky.
- Add marinated chicken and fry for 3-4 minutes to seal the juices of the chicken.
- Take it out on plate and keep aside.
- In the same oil, add bay leaf, methi seeds and fry for few seconds.
- Then, add onion masala paste and sauté on high flame for 2-3 minutes.
- Once the onion masala paste coooks well, add tomato and cook for another 2-3 minutes
- Then,add chicken ,coriander powder, turmeric and red chilli powder. Sauté for 2-3 minutes.
- Next, add ground powder, water as per the required consistency and season with salt. Cover and cook until done. Finally, add lemon juice and mix.
- The Country chicken is ready to be served. Dish out and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with steamed rice and salad on the side
Nutrition
How to make desi chicken curry recipe:
Firstly, marinate the chicken with 1 teaspoon turmeric (haldi), salt and pepper.
Then, cover and allow it to marinate for one hour, refrigerate it.
Next, grind onions, chillies, ginger, garlic and mustard seeds to fine paste.
After that, heat oil in a pan or kadai until it’s hot and smoky.
Once the oil is hot, add marinated chicken and fry for 3-4 minutes to seal the juices of the chicken.Take it out on plate and keep aside.
In the same oil, add bay leaf, methi seeds and fry for few seconds.
Then, add onion masala paste and sauté on high flame for 2-3 minutes.
Once the onion masala paste coooks well, add tomato and cook for another 2-3 minutes
Then,add chicken ,coriander powder, turmeric and red chilli powder. Sauté for 2-3 minutes.
Next, add ground powder, water as per the required consistency and season with salt. Cover and cook until done. Finally, add lemon juice and mix.
The Country chicken curry recipe is ready to be served. Dish out and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with steamed rice and salad on the side
ASMA RAHMAN
Beautiful recipe. We have always followed the traditional method of preparing desi chicken. This new recipe was a pleasant change to our palate. I can't get over the aroma and the justifying taste. Thank you so much for your help 🙏
Suzanne
I had earlier tried your Malabar Chicken Curry and we all just loved it. I was looking for it today, hoping to make it again and couldn’t find it. The error message says that the page no longer exists. Please put up that recipe!
Mansi Markanda
Hi
I can’t find in your recipe how you made the ground powder ?
Did you roast the ground powder ingredients and then grind them in a mixer or just grind them. Please do clarify.
Thanks !!
Your food recipes are just brilliant!!
Javed
how much time does cooking desi chicken take?
Farrukh Aziz
Pressure Cooker method will take 15 minutes and pot ,method will take round 40-45 minutes for the chicken to get cooked well. I hope this helps 🙂
Nagendra
Hi ma'am. I am cooking the above recipe right now. At the last moment I realised I forgot to add 'grind to powder'. I rechecked ur recipe. I failed to find when to add. So I added it along with the water at the final stage. Please explain briefly ma'am so that Beginners like me can understand easily. Thank u
Farrukh Aziz
Hello Nagendra,
you added it at the right stage 🙂
I missed writing that part
Have updated the needful now.
Thanks
Regards,
Farrukh